chifurnia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈfuɾnja/ [t͡ʃiˈfuɾ.nja]
• Rhymes: -uɾnja
• Syllabification: chi‧fur‧nia

Noun

chifurnia f (plural chifurnias) (rustic)

1. (derogatory, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) backwater; one-horse town
2. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) brushland

   Synonym: chijurnia

3. (derogatory, El Salvador) a shack; a hovel; a ramshackle or deteriorated dwelling

Further reading

• “chifurnia”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010